Project Meat Loss: Intro

I am your average person. Maybe a little above average interested in food, maybe a little below average interested in healthy food (I cannot say no to cheese). Maybe a little above average interested in having an electric car instead of a regular car, maybe a little below average when it comes to paper recycling (there just isn't enough space in my kitchen for that box).

Here I should have a picture of me in a Tesla eating cheese, but since don't have a Tesla (yet),
you'll have to settle with this picture of a cheese dish I ate the other day. 

I like meat. I love Parma ham on my sandwich and on my pizza. I appreciate a nice steak the way my husband cooks them (very red). Philly cheese steak might be my favorite dish ever.  

Philly cheese steak. Taken by Terence Ong in June 2006.

But here's the thing. I know that both from a health and from an environmental standpoint that it would be beneficial to reduce the amount of meat we are eating. I don't think I will ever go completely vegetarian, but I want to substantially reduce the amount of meat I am eating. I don't think this is something I will be able to do over night, but I want to share the process of doing this with you. 

My first steps in this process will be to implement Meatless Monday. Stay tuned for updates on how this is working out! And if you have tips for good vegetarian dishes, please share them with me!